OWK Ep 3 Questions

DamonWanKenobi (Damon Young) · Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:23 pm Post subject: OWK Ep 3 Questions

What do people do for the pants? As a generic Jedi, I've worn khakis. I feel like I could wear a variation of them again for this costume.

Second, does the material of the robe matter that much? As in, I'm not sure I want a heavy wool robe for this, but if it's the difference in getting accepted, I'll go with it.

Thanks!
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Psab Keel () · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 569 Medals: None

Personally I've always made my own pants for all of my costumes, but I know a lot of Legion members use Dickies (as were used in the film) or find some sort of off the shelf equivalent.

As for the robe I don't know what the Legion requirements are but ideally you're going to want a wool or wool like fabric for your robe so that it has the correct drape and weight. I believe for Legion members in hotter climates some have robes made of lighter weight fabrics so as to not overheat. I suspect if they use wool it would be made of a suiting weight rather than coat weight to help with this.
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Cobalt-60 () · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:44 pm Post subject:

I have one made from suiting-weight wool.
it doesn't get too too hot. it's actually not that bad.

I've noticed a lot of people use linen as a substitute.
(but you'll want to invest in a garment steamer,
it tends to wrinkle more than wool).
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DamonWanKenobi (Damon Young) · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:13 pm Post subject:

I am leaning towards wool. I think it looks fantastic when I've seen others wear that type of robe.
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OCD_Chad () · Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:23 am Post subject:

My robe is cotton and was approved last Sunday.

DamonWanKenobi (Damon Young) · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:49 pm Post subject:

I've ordered a steamer. I am awful at ironing. I tend to create more wrinkles than I eliminate.

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